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Platform Fighter Lover / 5-Color Commander Guru / Animation Enjoyer / Rabbit and Capybara Lover / GNC Gaming Music Playlists: https://www.youtube.com/@GryffsPlaylists/playlists
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...and is a nice juxtaposition for battle during the especially climactic moments of the game. It somehow works even better when you've fused a team of gods as Personas, and the enemies in your path are truly inconsequential to you. Get Hassou Tobi'd
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Day 294: "Time to Make History" - Persona 4 Golden #persona
#persona4

www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8AG...

Hot take(?) but I actually like this battle theme better than the original. Both are great. I like the groovy atmosphere, it really plays into the game's themes really well... (1/2)
Time to Make History - Persona 4 The Golden
YouTube video by PSC
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...low key as Spring and Fall's music is, this just hits you with a sense of freedom and warmth, like the perfect summer's day. It gets me pumped for whatever this day in Stardew may bring - as I'm rushing to finish up work around the farm to get to the rest of the day. Certified legendary track.
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Day 283: "Summer (Nature's Crescendo)" - Stardew Valley #indiegame #stardewvalley

www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0nq...

In retrospect I should've swapped the time I talked about my favorite fall track with this one, but oh well. Man I love how happy and upbeat this is. For as... (1/2)
Stardew Valley OST - Summer (Nature's Crescendo)
YouTube video by Lewie G
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...a hint of melancholy and sadness, like a bit of sugar and milk in a cup of joe. It has all the vibes of a black-and-white crime drama period piece. The only time a lawyer can cry is when it's all over.

"Blacker than a moonless night, hotter and more bitter than hell itself... that is coffee."
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Day 292: "Godot ~ The Fragrance of Dark Coffee" - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations #aceattorney

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DTj...

A truly magnificent theme for one of Ace Attorney's most amazing characters. A chill, relaxed track that also hints at... (1/2)
Phoenix Wright: Trials and Tribulations OST - Godot ~ The Fragrance of Black Coffee
YouTube video by Gyakuten Saiban Sound Box
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...All leading up to the finale of this questline, and this track is a part of your reward. This track solidified From the Ground Up as my favorite sidequest in any Zelda game and a contender for best sidequest ever. So simple, yet shockingly beautiful.
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Day 291: "Tarrey Town" - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild #zelda

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pGa...

This track is such a vibe; and while it starts off subtle, as you continue to help foster and grow this community, more and more of the track makes itself known. (1/2)
Tarrey Town (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild OST)
YouTube video by Peaches Lamb
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...sound like a hiss, at least if you ask me, and it's just absolutely awesome; not to mention the bridge sounds so good. Snake Man's stage already had the best music in MM3, and this kicks it up to another level.
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Day 290: "Snake Man Stage" - Mega Man 3 (Smash Ultimate Ver.) #megaman

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cvG...

A contender for the best Mega Man remix in Smash if you ask me, and this series got lots of great remixes. The fiddle is being played in a way that almost makes it... (1/2)
Snake Man Stage | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
YouTube video by Neon Music
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...triumphant, heroic, and uplifting - fitting, considering Gerson is the only truly friendly superboss, one who doesn't kill you when you lose, but lets you try again as many times to get the point of his lesson for Susie. That fucking banjo lick is so clean too, man I love this fight and track.
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Day 289: "Hammer of Justice" - Deltarune #deltarune

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBdL...

One of the best bosses I've ever fought. Bringing back the Undyne leitmotif but mixing it with Gerson's theme was a stroke of genius, and unlike the previous boss themes, this one is... (1/2)
58. Hammer of Justice (DELTARUNE Chapter 3+4 Soundtrack) - Toby Fox
YouTube video by Toby Fox
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Day 288: "Spicy Calamari Inkantation" - Splatoon 2 #splatoon

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xk5...

I already loved the original piece but this version takes it from good to transcendant - the name isn't just for show it is SPICY. DJ Octavio is right - that beat is downright hypnotic.
Spicy Calamari Inkantation (Squid Sisters) - Splatoon 2 OST
YouTube video by Dave's OSTs
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But it's also just a tad sad - a reminder of the days of our youth passing by, a reminder of a simpler time, a happier time - and that goes double for Roxas. This theme, to me, is the theme of the Twilight Town gang - Hayner, Pence, Olette, AND Roxas. A theme celebrating their friendship.
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Day 287: "Lazy Afternoons" - Kingdom Hearts II #kingdomhearts

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvwb...

And I'm specifically mentioning the original version here; this is one of the few tracks that didn't get an upgrade with the jump to HD. But dang, this track is such a cozy vibe. (1/2)
Kingdom Hearts Ⅱ OST - Lazy Afternoons
YouTube video by OST Centre
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Day 286: "The Cyber Grind" - ULTRAKILL #indiegame #ultrakill

www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9Eq...

Holy shit this song rocks so hard, it's so intense, surely it must play on a lategame difficulty spike - wait what. This is the TUTORIAL THEME?! I really need to play Ultrakill soon.
meganeko - The Cyber Grind (Ultrakill Soundtrack)
YouTube video by meganeko
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Day 285: "Prelude" - Final Fantasy series #finalfantasy

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjZj...

Call it cheating if you want but I couldn't just pick one version of the FF prelude - a truly beautiful piece of music that tells you the moment you hear it that you're in for a true masterpiece.
Prelude (final Fantasy Series)
YouTube video by Nobuo Uematsu - Topic
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I was really busy yesterday, so today you get two.
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Day 284: "Polemos" - Killer Instinct (2013) #killerinstinct

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQDa...

Not much I can say to sell this other than it's the talented Mick Gordon at his best - I'd argue it's better than the DOOM OST. Not sorry.
Mick Gordon - Polemos (Aganos' theme from Killer Instinct)
YouTube video by Mick Gordon
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Words don't do it justice - and if they don't do it justice in the Super Mario Galaxy movie, then the whole damn thing won't have been worth it. It's a pedigree of music so few songs can claim.
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Day 283: "Gusty Garden Galaxy" - Super Mario Galaxy #mario

www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6rZ...

A contender for the greatest piece of Mario music ever, performed by a live orchestra, with grandiose rising horns and beautiful strings - for me, the de facto theme of Mario Galaxy. (1/2)
Gusty Garden Galaxy - Super Mario Galaxy
YouTube video by Nintendo Soundtracks
www.youtube.com
Despite everything, it's still you.
Will it be their beloved King, doing what he must for his subjects even if it means destroying his proverbial soul? Will it be the kindness of a gentle human who chooses to do no harm? Will it be the cold touch of a knife having carved through some, yet spared others? Let this hallowed hall decide.
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Day 282: "Undertale" - Undertale #undertale #indiegame

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HIK...

This track had me tearing up the first time I heard it. It's soft and gentle, yet grows triumphantly as we here the tale being told, and as the monsters wonder what will prevail. (1/2)
071. Undertale (UNDERTALE Soundtrack) - Toby Fox
YouTube video by Toby Fox
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That said as a Rivals player this theme also plays in my head when I hear "Qiguanchanghong" and get dived by an ulting Iron Fist. I've seen enough compilations that this triggers an innate fear response whenever I hear that ult line. Despite the fact it's not in Rivals.